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R. J. PREAST.

CUB.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1907.

Patented Nov 30, 1909.

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CUE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 196? Application filed May 3, 1907. Serial No. 371,658.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD JAI-I. PREAST, citizen of Russia, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, U. S. A., have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cues, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object an improved construction of pool or billiard cue, which is formed of a series of laminae, preferably of wood of different colors, through out the length of the cue body, that the cue may be bent and will always resume a true or straight position, will be durable in construction, pleasing in appearance and not susceptible to becoming warped, or losing color under damp or other conditions.

lVith these and other objects in View as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts which I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a cue embodying the improvements of my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the body and tip end of the cue; Fig. 8 is a similar View of the body and the butt end; and, Fig. l is a cross sectional view taken through the body portion of the cue.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The body portion 1 of the one is constructed throughout its length of a plurality of continuous laminae extending from one end to the other, the same being preferably formed by gluing together a series of veneers and turning the one down to the proper taper. At the tip end, the body portion 1 is formed with an integral reduced extension 3 which is adapted to fit into a socket in the tip a which is preferably of leather or similar substance which is used as one tips and which is sufficiently tenacious to serve as a thimble to assist in holding together the laminae at the tip end of the cue and protect such end where the direct concussion is received. Between the tip and the main portion of the body 1, are a series of wooden rings 5, three being shown in the present instance, which also serve to assist in maintaining the parts together. The handle end 6 of the one is formed of a hollow wooden member 7 between which and the adjacent end of the body a number of rings 8 of wood or other substance are interposed, three being shown in the present instance. The rings are mounted as shown in superposed relation to each other with their base portions in contact and all are of uniform interior diameter with their inner walls in contact with the core. The handle member is formed with a longitudinal bore extending throughout its length as shown and is completed by a wooden core 9 which extends through and fits closely the bore of the member 7 and projects beyond such member into the body portion of the cue which is recessed to receive it. The said re cess in the body continues beyond the projecting end of the core 9 and in this space a weight 10, or the like, is located, said weight being held in proper position by resilient disks l1 and 12 at each end.

The body portion of the cue is formed of laminae of different woods, so as to combine the tenacity of the different fibers as well as present a pleasing appearance by the different colors of the woods. The member 7 0f the handle end is preferably a solid color and the core 9 which is exposed at the butt of the one is preferably of a wood which contrasts with the wood of the member 7.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is:

l. A billiard cue comprising a tapered body portion having a smooth continuous exterior surface, said cue being formed of a series of superposed fiat parallel strips, the outermost strips on diametrically opposite portions of the one at the tapered ends of the same being shorter than the middle strips and the prolonged ends of the middle strips being reduced, rings surrounding the said reduced portion and bearing against the ends of the outermost strips and a tip cap having a central socket, said cap fitting over the reduced portion of the central strips and hearing at its end against said rings.

2. A billiard cue comprising a tapered body portion having a smooth continuous exterior surface, the body of said one being formed oi a series of superposed flat parallel strips the outermost strips on diametric ally opposite portions of the one at the tapered end thereof being shorter than the middle strips and the prolonged ends of the middle strips being reduced rings surrounding the reduced portion of the middle strips and bearing against the ends of the outer strips, a tip cap surrounding the reduced ends of the inner strips and bearing against the ends of the outer strips, the innermost strips at the butt end of the one being shorter than the outermost strips at that end to produce a centrally disposed Weight receiving chamber, 1 core having one end thereof projecting Within the Weight receiving chamber and its opposite end extending longitudinally beyond said butt a tubular handle surrounding the extended end of the core, and spacing rings interposed between the inner end of the handle and the adjacent ends on the concentric strips surrounding the core.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RICHARD JAH. PREAST. [In s] lVitnesses I'lANS L. PYMAR, FRANK F. FLICKER. 

